Game Theory at Work: Strategy You Can Use

Most strategic problems involve other people—and other people adapt. Game Theory at Work: Strategy You Can Use brings game-theoretic thinking out of abstract models and into everyday situations where incentives, competition, and cooperation collide.
This book takes a behavioral and strategic perspective. It explains how outcomes depend not just on choices, but on expectations about others’ choices. Rather than focusing on formulas, the book highlights strategic patterns: commitment, signaling, negotiation, timing, and credible threats.
Readers learn how to recognize games hidden inside workplace dynamics, markets, politics, and social interactions. The emphasis is on *use*, not theory—understanding why rational actions lead to unexpected outcomes, and how small strategic shifts change the game entirely.
This book explores:
• How incentives shape behavior in groups
• Why stable outcomes are not always fair or optimal
• How cooperation emerges—or collapses
• When to compete, coordinate, or walk away
• How strategy changes when others are strategic too
This book is for leaders, professionals, and curious thinkers navigating interactive decisions. If success depends on anticipating others—not just optimizing yourself—this book shows how game theory becomes strategy you can actually use.